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A Visit from the Duchess and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Speculative Fiction Award
by
David Vernon ,
Zena Shapter (Goodreads Author)
“Do you know who I am?” rasps the man.
“Indeed, Mr Dakamos. Everyone up here has followed your career with interest.”
“Then you know what I have achieved. I have united the six continents with blood and fire! I have torn down the idols of the old kingdoms, and raised the standard of Gothog atop every hill.”
“Marvellous,” you murmur, subtly moving your ice-cherry mug a safe d...more
“Indeed, Mr Dakamos. Everyone up here has followed your career with interest.”
“Then you know what I have achieved. I have united the six continents with blood and fire! I have torn down the idols of the old kingdoms, and raised the standard of Gothog atop every hill.”
“Marvellous,” you murmur, subtly moving your ice-cherry mug a safe d...more
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Published
July 30th 2011
by David Vernon, via Smashwords
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What strikes me most about this anthology is its inventiveness.
Soul-eating monsters, e-coli declaring war, and wish-granting devils are just some of the entities you’ll meet if you dive into this exciting new collection of 28 speculative fiction stories.
Twenty-eight? Yes, 28. They’re only short, about 1,500 words in length, but that’s more than enough to pop inside and enjoy a world. And, if one particular world doesn’t appeal to your taste, it’s only a few pages until you enter the next one.
Of...more
Soul-eating monsters, e-coli declaring war, and wish-granting devils are just some of the entities you’ll meet if you dive into this exciting new collection of 28 speculative fiction stories.
Twenty-eight? Yes, 28. They’re only short, about 1,500 words in length, but that’s more than enough to pop inside and enjoy a world. And, if one particular world doesn’t appeal to your taste, it’s only a few pages until you enter the next one.
Of...more
Sep 28, 2011
David Vernon
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Short story afficianados
Shelves:
short-stories
A splendid collection of short stories — but I might be a little biased as I helped select them all!
These stories are awesome!
Sep 08, 2012
Colin
marked it as to-read
Jun 26, 2012
Craig MacLachlan
marked it as to-read
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